Researchers at Harvard and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) revealed the first signs of a "repulsive Casimir-Lifshitz" force in a report published in Nature. In accordance with quantum mechanical theory, they found that in certain combinations, materials in a solid-liquid-solid interface exhi...
This item has been archived in line with our efforts to keep our content relevant and up to date for our readership. For further assistance, please contact your Customer Success Manager or email ClientEngagementTeam@luxresearchinc.com. Thank you!
News Commentary | March 15, 2021
An organic solar cell is made of a pair of donor and acceptor molecules. Finding the right combination is often challenging, and most combinations are not explored because of the costly nature. With an experimental dataset, researchers at Osaka University trained a random forest model and used it to... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | June 17, 2021
As we pointed out in our recent landscape of sustainable concrete, self‑healing typically misses the mark in terms of utility. Despite the headlines, the CO2 aspect of this tech is negligible; instead, it will only be useful for those who can leverage self‑healing. The specific conditions required... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | June 23, 2021
Researchers at Nanjing University have demonstrated a superscattering metamaterial capable of blocking the passage of microwaves through open air. The metamaterial consists of iron‑rich ceramic rods arranged along one side of a 5 cm‑wide gateway. In principle, there is no physical limit to the size ... Not part of subscription